Category: Legal Articles
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Kenya: BCLB Prohibits Licensing of SportPesa Trade Mark
Many sports betting firms in Kenya must have seen (and celebrated) the widely publicized media return of SportPesa (the media must have itself missed out on the apparently huge advertising revenue from SporPesa), welcoming the return of the giant sport betting company that not only sponsored the KPL and local clubs, but also Everton (remember…
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Country Index: Trade Mark Licensing and Use in Kenya
https://www.country-index.com/pdf_trademark_licensing.aspx
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Kenyan Employers: Mandatory Compliance with the National Employment Authority (NEA)
The National Employment Authority (“NEA”) published a notice in the major Kenyan dailies issuing an extended deadline of 8th July 2019 for employers to file certain returns in respect of their employees with it. NEA has stated that all employers need to file returnsindicating the following: Notice of filing or abolishing a post; Notice of…
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Novel Employer Liability Issues in Kenya: Employers’ Liability For Employees’ Contracting Diseases (such as COVID-19) in the workplace, and for Injuries Sustained by Employees when ‘Working from Home’
The Work Injury Benefits Act of 2007 (WIBA) is statute which provides for compensation to employees for work related injuries and diseases contracted in the course of their employment and for connected purposes. Of particular importance, an employer is liable to compensate an employee for personal injury, including contracting a disease, and or death if these…